Employee Relations Consultant

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,400 - 208,300; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health is seeking an Employee Relations Consultant to provide guidance on employee relations matters, ensuring best practices across campuses. This role demands over 7 years of experience in employment-related issues and offers a flexible hybrid work schedule with a competitive salary range from $95,400 to $208,300 annually.

Responsibilities include policy administration and collaboration with multiple UCLA offices to interpret legal compliance. Candidates must possess strong presentation skills and a bachelor's degree in a relevant area.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in employment-related matters.
• Knowledge of public sector laws/requirements; healthcare industry, higher education preferred.
• Skill in writing concise, clear, relevant and persuasive documents.
• Demonstrated presentation skills, i.e., grievance meetings and trainings.
• Knowledge of employment laws, including FMLA/CFRA, HIPAA and more.
• Experience in conducting investigations of harassment and discrimination.
• Ability to analyze and draft proposals for negotiations and settlements.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with UCLA offices.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on employee relations matters for staff employees.
• Responsible for policy and contract administration.
• Represent UCLA Health in work-groups/committees.
• Orient management on policy and legal compliance.
• Assist in investigations of workplace-related matters.

Skills

Progressive experience in employment-related matters

Knowledge of public sector laws and healthcare industry

Skill in writing concise and persuasive documents

Demonstrated presentation skills

Knowledge of employment laws

Experience in conducting investigations

Ability to analyze proposals

Ability to build relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related area or equivalent experience

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8-5

Posted Date

02/23/2026

Salary Range: $95,400 - $208,300 Annually

Employment Type

Duration

indefinite

Job #

14110

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

When you join UCLA Health, you can make a difference in people’s lives every day as you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.

• Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Employee Relations, you will provide guidance and advice on employee relations matters for staff employees at UCLA Health and review disciplinary and other employment‑related documents/actions (FMLA, layoffs, work rules, etc.) and work with department HR reps and senior leadership to ensure proper HR procedures are being practiced.
• You will be responsible for policy and contract administration, including interpretation, implementation and management of policies and contracts. You will partner and collaborate with the Office of Compliance and Privacy Services, Staff Diversity & Compliance, Title IX, Risk Management, Staff/Faculty Counseling, Audit, Campus HR, Local/General Counsel, UC Office of the President, and other UC campuses to ensure uniform and best practices.
• As an Employee Relations Consultant, you will represent UCLA Health in work‑groups/committees to ensure successful partnerships across departments, orient management/leadership on policy and legal compliance such as FMLA, corrective action, layoffs, performance appraisals, provide policy and protocol guidance, interpretation and training to management and leadership, assist in creating HR process protocols as needed and conduct full investigations or assist in investigations of matters pertaining to Title IX, sexual violence, sexual harassment, discrimination, whistle‑blower complaints, retaliation complaints, policy/law/regulation compliance and general workplace/HR investigations.

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Job Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in employment‑related matters.
• Knowledge of public sector laws/requirements; healthcare industry, higher education preferred; experience in a union environment preferred.
• Skill in writing concise, clear, relevant and persuasive documents, including correspondence, case analyses, investigative reports, settlement agreements.
• Demonstrated presentation skills, i.e., grievance meetings, trainings, panels.
• Knowledge of employment laws, including FMLA/CFRA, reasonable accommodation, VAWA/CANRA, HIPAA, HEERA, FLSA/wage‑hour laws, contract interpretation, EEOC/DFEH/DOJ requirements.
• Experience in conducting investigations of harassment allegations, including sexual harassment, hostile work environment, discrimination, HIPAA, workplace behavior.
• Ability to analyze and draft proposals for negotiations, settlements, other employment agreements.
• Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with other UCLA offices (Title IX Office, Office of Legal Affairs, Office of Compliance Services, Insurance and Risk Management, etc.) and with the UC Office of the President and other UC campuses.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related area or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.